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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "ARMENIAN GENOCIDE: FIRST GENOCIDE CONDUCTED
IN EUROPE IN 20TH CENTURY" IN COPENHAGEN
COPENHAGEN, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The International Conference headed
under the title "Armenian Genocide: First Genocide Conducted in Europe
in the 20th Century" jointly organized by the International Researches
Institute of Denmark, the Hollocost and Genocide Center of Denmark and
the Northern Denmark University took place in Copenhagen on May
18-19. As Noyan Tapan was informed from the State Commission of
organization of events dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide, about two dozens of historians from Denmark, Great
Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, the United States, Canada,
Turkey participated in the conference. V.Karmirshalian, the RA
Ambassador to Denmark represented Armenia. Representatives of some
Embassies accredited in Denmark (including Turkey's Embassy), of local
and international organizations, media (including the Turkish
"Milliet"), members of the Armenian and Turkish communities of Denmark
were also among those present. In difference with the conference held
at the same place two years ago the discussion subject of participants
of which was the adoption of the fact of the Armenian Genocide, almost
all the participants of this conference including Ugur Ungur, a Dutch
of Turkish origin and Mehmet Umet Necef, a Dane Turkish origin
accepting the fact of the Genocide unequivocally, considered necessary
its recognition by the Turkish Government. The conference was of great
popularity in the public life of Denmark and was widely covered by
local media.
IN EUROPE IN 20TH CENTURY" IN COPENHAGEN
COPENHAGEN, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. The International Conference headed
under the title "Armenian Genocide: First Genocide Conducted in Europe
in the 20th Century" jointly organized by the International Researches
Institute of Denmark, the Hollocost and Genocide Center of Denmark and
the Northern Denmark University took place in Copenhagen on May
18-19. As Noyan Tapan was informed from the State Commission of
organization of events dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide, about two dozens of historians from Denmark, Great
Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, the United States, Canada,
Turkey participated in the conference. V.Karmirshalian, the RA
Ambassador to Denmark represented Armenia. Representatives of some
Embassies accredited in Denmark (including Turkey's Embassy), of local
and international organizations, media (including the Turkish
"Milliet"), members of the Armenian and Turkish communities of Denmark
were also among those present. In difference with the conference held
at the same place two years ago the discussion subject of participants
of which was the adoption of the fact of the Armenian Genocide, almost
all the participants of this conference including Ugur Ungur, a Dutch
of Turkish origin and Mehmet Umet Necef, a Dane Turkish origin
accepting the fact of the Genocide unequivocally, considered necessary
its recognition by the Turkish Government. The conference was of great
popularity in the public life of Denmark and was widely covered by
local media.